On 2008-03-05 17:21, kishore patnaik wrote:
> Can anyone please explain the etymology of the word Rayim( inner
> prosperity)?
<rayím> is the accusative of <rayís> 'property, possession, goods,
wealth' (usually masculine). Skt. rayí- comes from *reh1-í- (cf. gen.sg.
ra:yás < *reh1-j-ós). The synonymous <rá:s> (acc. <rá:m ~ rá:yam>) is
from the same source. The original pattern of declension was probably
something like *rais, acc. *ra:m, gen. *ra:yás, with analogical case
forms rearranging themselves into alternative paradigms. Anyway,
*reh1-i- (cf. Lat. re:s 'thing, object, property, profit', acc. re:m)
seems to be a deverbal noun from *(h)reh1- 'grant, give, yield'
(attested in Indo-Iranian). Other derivatives include *reh1-tí- > Skt.
ra:tí- 'gift, favour'.
Piotr